The TOcore and Midtown in Focus strategies were designed to help build communities for a growing number of residents living in increasingly vertical areas.
The TOcore and Midtown in Focus strategies were designed to help build communities for a growing number of residents living in increasingly vertical areas.
The TOcore and Midtown in Focus strategies were designed to help build communities for a growing number of residents living in increasingly vertical areas.
DECISION
With respect to Official Plan Amendment No. 408
to the Official Plan of the City of Toronto
‘Subsection 17(34) and Section 26 of the Planning Act
hereby approve, Amendment No. 406 to the Official Plan ofthe City of Toronto,
‘adopted by By-law No. 1111-2018, subject to the following modifications:
‘Amendment 406 to the Official Plan of the City of Toronto
1 Item 1 is modified by deleting the paragraph above sub-heading "Economic
Powerhouse” in its entirety and replacing with:
‘The Provinoe's Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019)
identified a Downtown Toronto Urban Growth Centre and establishes. a
‘minimum density target for this area.”
2 Item 5 is modified by deleting the paragraph in its entirety and replacing with
"The Downtown Toronto Urban Growth Centre willbe planned to optimize the
public investment in higher order transit within the Centre and thus should
‘exceed the minimum combined gross density target of 400 residents and jobs
per hectare set out in the Growth Pian for the Greater Golden Horseshoe,
2018. Map 6 shows the boundaries of the Downtown Toronto Urban Growth
Centre, the Financial District and the Health Sciences District. Map 6A shows
the Downtown Plan and the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan boundaries.”
3. Item 8 is modified by deleting the first two paragraphs in their entirety and
replacing with:
"Downtown is seen as an attractive place to live. New housing Downtown
‘makes and important contribution to the economic health of the City, There
is a great degree of social and economic diversity among the Downtown
population, accompanied by a diversity of housing types, tenures and
atfordabilty, Different communities have different needs in terms of
‘community services and support. Downtown is an inclusive place for
vulnerable people and, as growth continues, there is a need to address the
threat of displacement and increase supportive services and affordable
hhousing. Planning for Downtown community services and faciliies cannot
follow a broad city.wide template,‘As Downtown’s population increases, more residents are using its parks and
‘open spaces as their shared backyards and gathering areas. They are joined
by hundreds of thousands of workers and visitors who use the same public
‘spaces to gather, celebrate and be active. The development of a connected
and expanded system of high-quality public spaces for people and healthy,
diverse natural systems will keep Downtown liveable as intensifies
‘Schedule § to Amendment No. 406
4, Policy 1.1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with:
“1.1 The policies ofthis Pian apply to the area shown on Map 41-1 subject,
to the following:
4.4.4. Any land that is subject fo the Central Waterfront Secondary
Plan on Map 41-1 is not subject to this Plan as long as the
land remains part of the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan,
withthe exception of the following:
a, policies 6.1 and 6.2 apply to lands within the Financial
District on Map 41-2; and
b. Identified transit and planned transit on Map 41-4
‘applies forall purposes of this Plan.”
5. Policy 1.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: "Text within the shaded
boxes forms the policies of this Plan, Text without shading provides the
context for the policies only and are not policies.”
6. New policy 1.8 is inserted as: “The policies in this Plan that address the
provision of community benefits are to be read with in the context of the
Planning Act that permits the City to obtain community benefit charges andior
inckind contributions, and such policies are to be interpreted and applied in a
‘manner that conforms with the Planning Act and any associated legislation.”
7. New policy 1.9 Is inserted as: "This Plan does not apply to applications for
official pan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, draft plan of subdivision
fr condominium approval, site plan approval, consent or minor variance
Which were complete prior to the approval of this Plan and which are not10.
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withdrawn, Inforce site-specific official plan and/or zoning by-law
amendments shall be deemed to conform with this Plan."
In section 3, add new sentence above sub-heading "Complete Communities”
with the following wording: "The following section sets out goals which are
‘encouraged within the Downtown.”
In section 3, all paragraphs below sub-heading “Complete Communities” are
deleted in their entirety and replaced with:
“Toronto's quality of life and economic opportunities have made it one of the
fastest growing cities in North America, and nowhere is this more evident
than in Downtown’s rising skyline and along its crowded sidewalks.
Downtown is the most prominent location for residential and non-residential
development activity in the city. Ths intensity of development must be
balanced with an appropriate investment in the infrastructure required to
keep the heart of the city strong, livable and healthy.
Toronto isa city of neighbourhoods and Downtown's vertical communities are
no exception. This means that the infrastructure elements essential to
building complete communities must be secured as growth occurs
Downtown, It also means that buit form must be shaped in a way that is
‘compatible withthe existing and planned context and maintains and improves
liveabilty for residents, workers and visitors in all forms of development.
Development must be closely integrated with the delivery of new
infrastructure, while ensuring that Downtown remains inclusive, accessible
and affordable for people of all ages, incomes and abilties.”
Policy 3.1 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: “The provision of
‘community service faciliies, parkland, green infrastructure and physical
infrastructure is encouraged to support complete communtties and the health
of residents, workers and visitors.”
Policy 3.2 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: “Walkable access to a
‘complete range of amenities, services and infrastructure is encouraged to
support complete communities, as provided for by this plan.”
Policy 3.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: “New buildings will it
within their existing and planned context, conserve heritage atributes,
‘expand and improve the public realm as ‘a community benefit, create a